Summer 2023: 50 Years Delivering Value-Added Services

Since 1973, Farm Credit East has provided financial services to Northeast agriculture. This issue's cover story provides an in-depth look into the 50-year history of Farm Credit financial services and how offerings such as recordkeeping, taxes, consulting, payroll and more have evolved over the years.

Additional Content

• CEO Mike Reynolds touches on the importance of milestones - particularly the financial services milestone described in the cover story.
• In a special edition of Tax Talks, Retail Financial Services Leader Dario Arezzo touches on the ways Farm Credit East advocates for its members in the tax policy space across the eight states in its service area.
• Meet Nick Doyle, a cut flower grower and recent FarmStart customer who used the investment to grow his wholesale operation and retail garden center.
• Learn more about Farm Credit East director elections and the opportunity to serve on the association's nominating committee.
• In The Washington Update, learn the history of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 and how it allowed Farm Credit associations to begin providing financial services to agricultural businesses. 
• Meet Farm Credit East's 40 scholarship recipients for 2023.